The ONRR uses the collected
information to ensure that royalties are reported timely and paid
appropriately and are based on correct product valuation. The ONRR,
as well as other Federal Government, state, and tribal entities,
uses the collected information for audit purposes and for
evaluation of the reasonableness of product valuation or of
allowance claims submitted by lessees. The determination of the
appropriate product value or allowance rate directly affects the
royalties due. Failure to collect such data would prevent the
Secretary from accomplishing statutory and trust
responsibilities.
There is a program decrease of
103 hours, based on a reallocation of certain geothermal burden
hours, which we determined are already included in the requirements
covered by ICR 1010-0139. The burden hours for the following
citations were deleted and replaced with a notation in the table,
Burden Breakdown, in Item 12: 1206.352(b)(1)(ii), 1206.353(h)(1),
1206.354(h), 1206.356(a)(1), 1206.356(a)(2), 1206.356(b)(3),
1206.357(b)(3), 1206.359(h)(1). There is an adjustment decrease of
58 hours, which is due to more accurate estimates by ONRR program
staff of the time it currently takes industry to complete the
requirements. Program staff revised the burden hour estimates based
on industrys established history of compliance and on our ongoing
contact and interaction with companies to resolve questions as they
arise. There is no annual cost burden to report.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.